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Dawson Leery

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4. Bush never had any right to the Presidency.

Reply to TimberValley (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 01:20 PM

Mar 2013

His only "win" in 2004 was due to the advantage of an unearned incumbency.
Bush's margin was 2.41%. That was the smallest margin of victory for any incumbent.

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the era of presidential incumbent re-election continues [View all] TimberValley Mar 2013 OP

Correction. Bush didn't win his first election. The scotus gave it to him. Don't think he really winterpark Mar 2013 #1

doesn't really matter how you define it or what your opinion of it was TimberValley Mar 2013 #3

Correction: Bush won by 3.4% in 2004, Obama won by 3.9% in 2012. JoePhilly Mar 2013 #2

My point was that Obama won 2012 by a narrower margin than he did in 2008. TimberValley Mar 2013 #5

I think the real trend is that since Bush #1, the GOP has only won 1 Presidential election, JoePhilly Mar 2013 #6

Bush 2004 MOV was 2.41% Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #7

Bush never had any right to the Presidency. Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #4